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		<title>Ask Donna:  Exhausted and Discouraged</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it's been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don't feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to 'be positive' or give up.  Maria
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<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don't understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends - be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream - when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>

<p>Here's the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> - the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you're not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>

<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>

<p>Love</p>

<p>Donna.x</p>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
</em></p>
<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<title>The Daily Constitutional</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donnaonthebeach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The Independent a few years ago, John Walsh wrote about the pleasures we have lost because we’re usually in so much of a hurry. Here’s part of what he wrote: “How long is it since you entertained the concept of Going For A Walk? I don’t mean the urgent dash to the shops on [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
</em></p>
<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<title>Release the Tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday when I woke up, I realised I was tense.  My shoulders were tense, my jaw was tense, even my eye muscles felt tense!  Now it's one thing to end the day feeling tense, but to start it feeling tense?  Had I had a very stressful sleep?  I realised that there'd obviously been a bit of a build up of tension so spent the day yesterday consciously relaxing whenever I thought of it, and noticing where I'm holding tension.</p>

<p>Join me - take a moment now to scan your body - are you holding tension in your scalp, your eyes, your jaw, your neck, your shoulders?  Everywhere you find tension, release it.  Move down the body all the way to your toes, releasing tension where you find it.  Take a breath and mentally say to your muscles 'relax'.  When you're done, get on with your day.  Repeat as often as you feel it's necessary.  If tension is something you've been living with for a while, you may need to do it often to begin with, but it's worth it.  </p>

<p>Be relaxed as you go about your day.</p>

<p>Love</p>

<p>Donna.x</p>]]></description>
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<p>Yesterday when I woke up, I realised I was tense.  My shoulders were tense, my jaw was tense, even my eye muscles felt tense!  Now it&#8217;s one thing to end the day feeling tense, but to start it feeling tense?  Had I had a very stressful sleep?  I realised that there&#8217;d obviously been a bit of a build up of tension so spent the day yesterday consciously relaxing whenever I thought of it, and noticing where I&#8217;m holding tension.</p>
<p>Join me &#8211; take a moment now to scan your body &#8211; are you holding tension in your scalp, your eyes, your jaw, your neck, your shoulders?  Everywhere you find tension, release it.  Move down the body all the way to your toes, releasing tension where you find it.  Take a breath and mentally say to your muscles &#8216;relax&#8217;.  When you&#8217;re done, get on with your day.  Repeat as often as you feel it&#8217;s necessary.  If tension is something you&#8217;ve been living with for a while, you may need to do it often to begin with, but it&#8217;s worth it.  </p>
<p>Be relaxed as you go about your day.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x
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		<title>Wearing Your Stress as a Badge of Honour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking with a client this week about her work ethic and how this affected her stress levels. She told me that she wears her stress &#8216;like a badge of honour&#8217;. She is proud of how much stress she can take. She is rewarded for taking on more projects than one person can reasonably [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
</em></p>
<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<title>In Praise of Laze</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donnaonthebeach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to someone I coached about 5 years ago the other day, and she reminded me of something I&#8217;d asked her to do &#8211; get comfortable with, and allow herself to be, lazy. Like so many other things, laziness gets such a bad rap that many of us will work ourselves into an [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
</em></p>
<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like an IT process doesn&#8217;t it? But this is not about technology, it&#8217;s about your body. I sat down this morning to watch a bit of the tennis and realised that my shoulders were quite tense (and I wasn&#8217;t that bothered about the outcome of the game!). Scanning my body, I realised that I [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
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<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a friend last night about taking things personally. In the UK, we have a horrible habit of taking things personally &#8211; someone is a bit &#8216;funny&#8217; with us and we take it personally, our employer brings in a new rule and we take it personally, the weather is rubbish and we [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
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<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worry is one of the biggest wastes of time there is, and unlike many other wastes of time (tv, the internet, housework) there is no reward, no fun, no point at all! And yet we all do it, so I thought I would share with you my Worry Checklist: So, here’s a ‘check list’ for [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Question:  I am following my big dream and it&#8217;s been really hard work.  I feel exhausted and discouraged, and worst of all I don&#8217;t feel I can talk about this as everyone keeps telling me to &#8216;be positive&#8217; or give up.  Maria<br />
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<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[On TED I found this talk from Carl Honore, the author of &#8220;In Praise of Slow&#8221; &#8211; one of my favourite books. If you are living life in the fast lane and finding it&#8217;s not as much fun as it used to be, watch this video! Let me know what you think &#8211; leave a [...]]]></description>
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</em></p>
<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tell me something: Why is it that we find it desirable to work so hard that we have no time for our family and friends? Why is it that we are impressed by people who are terribly busy? Why is it that our working lives are dominated by stress and tension and no one sees [...]]]></description>
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<p>People who are not following their big dreams sometimes don&#8217;t understand those of us who are.  Ask for the support you need from your friends &#8211; be really clear with them about how they can help you.  Take a break from your big dream &#8211; when you are exhausted, the best thing you can do is relax and take a couple of days off from working on your big dream so you can replenish yourself and come back clear headed and chilled out.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the link to the podcast about the 3 Pillars:  <a href="http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/">http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2012/01/dreams-to-reality-podcast-the-3-pillars/</a> &#8211; the 3 Pillars are self-care, energy and joy.  If you&#8217;re not feeling cared for, you will feel exhausted and discouraged just because your self-care is low.  If your energy is low, you have less to give your big dream.  If you are not enjoying life…well, that sucks!  </p>
<p>If you have a question, leave a comment below this post.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Donna.x</p>
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